Act for Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 26-4322369 Website

AMPLIFY THE WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY BY BRINGING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TOGETHER.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$21.6M

-1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.5M

-12.1% YoY

Grant Count

108

-11.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

-0.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,603,148$22,024,353$22,323,965
Revenue$4,967,215$6,211,354$6,601,837
Expenses$6,030,055$6,782,102$8,207,705
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,503,854$950,645$467,104
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M148 grants202064 grants2021130 grants2022122 grants2023108 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUN…$788KALEXANDRIA SEAPORT FOUND…$408KVIRGINIA HEALTH CARE FOU…$250KNUEVA VIDA INC$83KTHE CHILD & FAMILY NETWO…$81KHAVERFORD COLLEGE$72KCITY OF ALEXANDRIA (OFFI…$68KTHE SPITFIRE CLUB$66KCHRIST CHURCH$64KALIVE$61K

Grant Size Distribution

572 grants across all recorded years

465<$50K61$50–100K30$100–250K13$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

HEATHER PEELERPRESIDENT & CEO$233KTRICIA RITCHIECHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$151KBRANDI YEECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$142K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MAUREEN DEVINE-AHLBOARD CHAIR5
JOHN ARMSTRONGBOARD SECRETARY5
KAREN AVERYBOARD VICE CHAIR5
MARK JINKSBOARD TREASURER5
DAVID BAKER THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
VIRGINIA BENNETT THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
JULIA BURGOSBOARD MEMBER3
SCOTT DARLING THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
ROSE DAWSONBOARD MEMBER3
JENNIFER FERRARABOARD MEMBER3
LAURIE FLYNN THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
CHRIS FOSTERBOARD MEMBER3
LISA GUERNSEYBOARD MEMBER3
CHARLES HOLTBOARD MEMBER3
BRYAN JACKSON THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
BASIM KHANBOARD MEMBER3
JOE LAMOUNTAIN THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
STEPHANIE LANDRUMBOARD MEMBER3
BRIAN LUNDEENBOARD MEMBER3
PETER MADIGANBOARD MEMBER3
LISA MARTINBOARD MEMBER3
PETER MCELWAINBOARD MEMBER3
ERIK MUENDELBOARD MEMBER3
SUKUMAR RAOBOARD MEMBER3
BETSEY ROSENBAUM THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
AMY RUTHERFORDBOARD MEMBER3
KELLY THOMASSONBOARD MEMBER3
ANURAG VARMABOARD MEMBER3
ROB WHITTLE THRU 123124BOARD MEMBER3
HEATHER PEELERPRESIDENT & CEO40$233,154
TRICIA RITCHIECHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$151,410
BRANDI YEECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40$141,688

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AbileneAbingdonAlexandriaAnnandaleArlingtonAtlantaBethesdaBlacksburgBooneBostonCarlsbadCharles TownCharlottesvilleCranstonDallasDenverFairfaxFalls ChurchGreenwichHagerstown

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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